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posted by n1 on Tuesday December 20 2016, @05:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the sin-tax dept.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/south-carolina-will-debate-bill-to-block-porn-on-new-computers/

A South Carolina politician is hoping to stop computer owners in his state from viewing pornography.

State Rep. Bill Chumley, a Republican from Spartanburg, told his hometown newspaper that his Human Trafficking Prevention Act would require manufacturers or sellers of computers or other devices that access the Internet to install digital blocks to prevent the viewing of obscene content. Blocking websites that facilitate prostitution would also be required, he said.

If a purchaser wants the filter lifted, he or she has to pay $20 to have it taken out—provided the person is over the age of 18.

Also at the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.


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  • (Score: 1) by charon on Tuesday December 20 2016, @05:43AM

    by charon (5660) on Tuesday December 20 2016, @05:43AM (#443569) Journal
    Next week: "disable porn filter" becomes highest ranked Google search term of all time.
  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @07:09AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @07:09AM (#443591)

    Followed by a widely reposted blog post written by a horny teenager describing exactly how she disabled the porn filter so she could look at pics of hard cocks.

  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Tuesday December 20 2016, @04:57PM

    by richtopia (3160) on Tuesday December 20 2016, @04:57PM (#443881) Homepage Journal

    False: this filter would be great.

    "It isn't porn, I have the filter on. These two naked chicks I found elsewhere on the internet clearly are not filming pornography!"